Rialto Investments Segment (Assets And Liabilities By Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 28, 2015		Nov. 30, 2014		Feb. 28, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013	Nov. 30, 2012	May 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 818,430		$ 1,281,814		$ 874,298	$ 970,505	$ 970,505
Total assets	13,120,645	[1]	12,958,267	[1]
Notes payable	5,133,118		4,690,213
Total liabilities	7,811,655	[2]	7,706,965	[2]
7% Senior Notes due 2018 [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest rate						7.00%
Rialto [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	147,219	[1]	303,889	[1]	169,404
Restricted cash	19,488	[3]	46,975	[3]
Receivables, net	0	[4]	153,773	[4]
Loans receivable, net	116,725	[1]	130,105	[1]
Loans held-for-sale	360,045	[1],[5]	113,596	[1],[5]
Real estate owned - held-for-sale	185,511	[1]	190,535	[1]
Real estate owned - held-and-used, net	242,569	[1]	255,795	[1]
Investments in unconsolidated entities	182,878	[1]	175,700	[1]
Investments held-to-maturity	17,624	[1]	17,290	[1]
Other assets	107,782	[1]	70,494	[1]
Total assets	1,379,841	[1]	1,458,152	[1]
Notes payable	646,082	[2],[6]	623,246	[2],[6]
Other liabilities	51,676	[2]	123,798	[2]
Total liabilities	697,758	[2]	747,044	[2]
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding	183,242		141,272
Rialto [Member] | 7% Senior Notes due 2018 [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Senior notes	351,832		351,939
Rialto [Member] | 2.85% Notes [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Notes payable	$ 40,362		$ 57,950
Interest rate								2.85%

[1] Under certain provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, Consolidations, (“ASC 810”) the Company is required to separately disclose on its condensed consolidated balance sheets the assets owned by consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) and liabilities of consolidated VIEs as to which neither Lennar Corporation, or any of its subsidiaries, has any obligations.As of February 28, 2015, total assets include $818.9 million related to consolidated VIEs of which $13.9 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.3 million in Lennar Homebuilding restricted cash, $0.4 million in Lennar Homebuilding receivables, net, $0.3 million in Lennar Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $195.3 million in Lennar Homebuilding land and land under development, $50.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $28.9 million in Lennar Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $101.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding other assets, $423.8 million in Rialto assets and $4.0 million in Lennar Multifamily assets.As of November 30, 2014, total assets include $929.1 million related to consolidated VIEs of which $11.7 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.3 million in Lennar Homebuilding restricted cash, $0.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding receivables, net, $0.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $208.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding land and land under development, $52.5 million in Lennar Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $23.9 million in Lennar Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $104.6 million in Lennar Homebuilding other assets, $508.4 million in Rialto assets and $19.2 million in Lennar Multifamily assets.

[2] As of February 28, 2015, total liabilities include $140.6 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $7.4 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding accounts payable, $43.1 million in Lennar Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $61.5 million in Lennar Homebuilding senior notes and other debts payable, $14.9 million in Lennar Homebuilding other liabilities and $13.8 million in Rialto liabilities.As of November 30, 2014, total liabilities include $149.8 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $6.8 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding accounts payable, $45.0 million in Lennar Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $61.6 million in Lennar Homebuilding senior notes and other debts payable, $14.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding other liabilities and $21.5 million in Rialto liabilities.

[3] Restricted cash primarily consists of cash held in escrow by the Company's loan servicer provider on behalf of customers and lenders and is disbursed in accordance with agreements between the transacting parties.

[4] Receivables, net primarily relate to loans sold but not settled as of November 30, 2014.

[5] Loans held-for-sale related to unsold loans carried at fair value.

[6] Notes and other debts payable include $351.8 million and $351.9 million related to the 7.00% Senior Notes due 2018 (“7.00% Senior Notes”) as of February 28, 2015 and November 30, 2014, respectively, $183.2 million and $141.3 million related to the RMF warehouse repurchase financing agreements as of February 28, 2015 and November 30, 2014, respectively, and $40.4 million and $58.0 million related to the notes issued through a structured note offering as of February 28, 2015 and November 30, 2014, respectively.